Average Detentions per Month

Percent of Detentions with Search or Frisk

Ratio of Black to White Citizens Detained

About the Data

This analysis is based on data received from FOIA requests (attribution for requesting?) over multiple time periods:

• Period 1: July 2012-June 2014, with data for only part of the first and last month
• Period 2: January 2016-October 2016 and January 2017-December 2017

Considerably more of the detentions involved a stop and frisk search in the second period. The disproportionate interaction of Black residents remains consistently high in both periods.

The following pages provide additional analysis,

• Composition compares the percent of Black and White detentions to the overall population in the city.
• Geography visualizes where Black and White citizens are detained by the police.
• Offenses shows the nature of the offense reported as the reason for the detention across Black and White residents.

Detentions, with and without Search/Frisk, by Race

Detentions per 1000 population for Black residents (2-year period)

Detentions per 1000 population for White residents (2-year period)

Detentions Relative to Population